Estimating Housing Quality for Poverty and Development Policy Analysis: CWIQ in Ghana

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作者：

Emmanuel D. Fiadzo

Jack E. Houston

Deborah D. Godwin

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[1] University of Georgia,Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics

来源：

Social Indicators Research | 2001年 / 53卷

关键词：

Ghana; housing quality; welfare indicators;

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摘要：

Inadequate data on housing characteristics and lack of consensusregarding appropriate measures of housing quality characteristicsretard developments to meet housing needs of people in lessdeveloped countries. A constructed housing quality index is developed and Cronbach's alpha and factor analysis are employedeo evaluate its measurement properties. With data from the CoreWelfare Indicators Questionnaire (CWIQ) survey of 1997, theconstructed housing quality index identifies key factors relatedto housing quality in Ghana. Access to quality of life amenities contributes significant information and policy value to traditionalphysical attributes in modeling a housing quality index.

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页码：137 / 162

页数：25

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